Art
Author Thomas Dresser will speak about his book Mystery on the Vineyard: Politics, Passion and Scandal on East Chop, a true story of the shocking 1940 murder of an elderly visitor to the Island, on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 5:30 p.m. at the Chilmark Public Library.
Mr. Dresser has previously self-published five booklets featuring favorite New England haunts.
Wee Farmers
The Farm Institute will offer three Saturday sessions this fall for tots (ages 2 to 4) on Sept. 13, Sept. 20 and Oct. 11 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Sign up for one or all three.
Each Wee Farmer session will offer a different garden and/or animal focus. Developed to engage young eaters in fresh food and how it gets to their table, little ones with their caregiver will join farmer/teacher Mary Baker on the farm to harvest, cook, eat and visit the animals with leftover treats.
“Whose underwear is this?” asks artist Betty Wolfson with a laugh.
“Usually I ask permission to photograph and then paint someone’s laundry line, but I didn’t get the chance when I snapped this one somewhere in Vineyard Haven. Now I’m hoping the owner will recognize her silky panties and step forward.” Surely the unknown laundry-hanger will do so if she happens to see the poster painting for Let It All Hang Out, when Featherstone Center for The Arts presents works this Sunday by the North Hampton and Oak Bluffs artist.
The opening reception for the Plein Air Invitational Show will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 4 to 7 p.m. in Oak Bluffs at both the Dragonfly Gallery, 91 Dukes County avenue, and at Pik Nik, 99 Dukes County avenue. The show runs through Sept. 19.
If you had to pick the worst example of marketing defeating morality, it would be hard to go past the bottled water industry.
People spend some $7 billion buying the product each year. According to the Beverage Marketing Corporation, Americans consumed some 31.2 billion liters of it in 2006, mostly packaged in plastic.
All tickets available at the box office from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. located at the Mansion House on Main street. All seats that are not claimed 10 minutes before show time will be sold on a first come, first served basis. For details, call 774-392-2972 or check at the box office. Unless otherwise noted, films cost $10; $7 for film society members and children age 14 and under.
Friday
2 p.m. Tuya’s Marriage, Capawock Theatre. Director: Quanan Wang. Drama/Romance, China, 86 min.